Serious Question: Favorite Soy Sauce

JBM · 10-16-05, 11:36

Right now i am using the Kikkomen Sushi soy sauce.

I have had one in the past that i absolutly loved but cant remember the name of it or where i bought it.

Any Soy Sauce expert here?

seikoguy · 10-16-05, 01:23

Kikkoman is the most widely distributed brand in the US. However, if you get a chance to visit a grocery store specializing in Asian foods, you'll probably find a wider selection of brands. Speaking of, check out this link: http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index...&Category=1104

tdekany · 10-16-05, 01:42

quality soy sauce comes from health food stores. Especially privately owned ones. If there isn't anything like that in your area, chains like Whole foods, Trader Joe's, Wild Oats are good places to visit. ANYTHING will taste better then grocery store bought items. Hope this helps.

JBM · 10-16-05, 02:14

Wow thanks for that link, i will be trying a couple of those for sure.

And ya, Kikkoman is better than nothing, but makes up for flavor with salt. The new Sushi one is pretty good.

I will investigate some "fufu" stores near me and see what i can find

splattj · 10-16-05, 05:05

This:
http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/index...ROD&ProdID=571
is my favorite brand. It's something my mom would keep in the house. I haven't really put forth an effort to find it but seikoguy's link brought it up with "pearl river" as a keyword.

CarWeenie · 10-16-05, 05:56

Kikoman is Japanese. They are highly regarded.
It is a bit too salty for me.
I like Kimlan Soy Sauce. It is Taiwanese.

SpoiledMan · 10-16-05, 06:09

Yamasa is what I use and buy in quart size. It's what I usually find in many of the quality local places around here.

sQuashed · 10-16-05, 06:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarWeenie

Kikoman is Japanese. They are highly regarded.
It is a bit too salty for me.
I like Kimlan Soy Sauce. It is Taiwanese.

That is exactly how I feel

Soarer V · 10-16-05, 07:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarWeenie

Kikoman is Japanese. They are highly regarded.
It is a bit too salty for me.

Look for the green cap low salt Kikkoman bottle.

Scottwax · 10-16-05, 07:38

I got hooked on Kikkoman when we lived in Tokyo.

What is odd though, is the apartment we lived in when we first moved there (Chateau Mita for anyone who may be familiar with Tokyo) had a great Chinese restaurant in the parking garage, owned by Nancy Chi Ma, who at the time was well known in Asian cooking circles. My Mom even took cooking lessons from her, so while we lived in Japan, the food our family enjoys 30 years later is more towards the Chinese food my Mom learned to cook in Japan than the Japanese food we ate when we were there. Go figure!

percynjpn · 10-17-05, 05:43

Kikkoman is the biggest shoyu maker in Japan; they make a whole range of products, including very expensive products used specifically for sushi/sashimi or other dishes.

Many soy sauces made in the U.S. (including some Kikkoman-badged producers, if I remember right) are not brewed by traditional methods, and in fact add caramel coloring and other "additives" to try to improve the flavor or color - companies that do so are not allowed marketing licenses using the word "shoyu" in Japan.

I recommend you find a Japanese (or maybe Chinese/Taiwanese) product that is actually brewed in the "home country" if you want to have real Shoyu flavor.

accordmaniac · 10-18-05, 03:38

Hey JBM, where in Florida do you live? The biggest Oriental mart that I have been to is in Tampa and they carry a wide variety of products so you might want to drop by whenever you're in that area. It's called Oceanic Oriental mart, but it seems like Florida has enough Asians to find oriental marts all over the place.